, 1887-06-30
ONE STEP NEARER.
Almost Ready to Organize the
Board of Trade.
All Prellminariss to be Settled al
Saturdays Meeting.
Some Talk on the Important Sub
lect of Taxation.

ization of a board OF trade was held at
the city hall last evening, with Geo. A.
Draper in the chair and R. @. Morris act
ing as secretary.
The committee appointed to select the
names of nine men suitable for trustees
reported in favor of 3. E. Warren, Geo.
A. Draper. A. J. Parshall. L R. Bresna.
hen, K. Maggie, e. A. Slack, 1. Greentree,
j. K. jeffrey and W 8. Weaver. On
motion of John Roberts the gentlemen
named were declared the trustees for the
ensuing year.
The question of adopting bylaws then
came up for consideration. Secretary
Morris read the draft prepared for an or
Ranization which failed to organic some
time ago, and also the bylaws which now
govern the Denver chamber of commerce.
On motion of ex Governor Warren the
trustees were empowered to act as incor-
porators of the board of trade.
The trustees were instructed, on motion
of I. A. Kent, to elect officers and draft
rules, regulations and by laws, to be pre-
scented at the next meeting.
Mr.. Warren then said that a subject of
interest to pretty nearly everybody was
the matter of taxation. The amount the
city should bear in proportion to the
county and the proportions of the railroad
and livestock interests were. he considered,
matters for the attention of a board of
trade. City assessments had been made
high so as to meet certain necessary i'm.
provements and yet remain within the
limits prescribed by congressional legisla
ton. 1t made no difference to the city if
property was taxed to its full value if all
the county was rated proportionately.
There were two lines of railroad now in the
county; the board of trade should take
cognizance of their taxation as an element
to attract or keep out emigration. The
commissioners were to a great extent
handicapped. In the matter of railroads
and telegraphs they had no power to go
beyond the figures given them by the ter
ritorial auditor. Livestock valuation, too.
was fixed by a board composed of the
chairmen of the various boards of county
commissioners in the territory. Omaha
and Nebraska had made extraordinary
growth and yet the taxation there had
been as high as I per cent, although the
burden really fell lightly because the rate
of assessment was so low. There they
taxed the railroads as in Wyoming, but
considered their income as well. Cover
nor Warren commended the matter to the
consideration of those present.
The meeting was adjourned to Saturday
evening, at which time the trustees will
report constitution and bylaws and a list
of officers.
Real Estate
The following instruments were filed for
record yesterday
Quit claim deed, Joseph G. Pratt and
wife to Edward A. Reed, that portion of
lot 10, section 30, township IA north, of
range 66 west; consideration, 81.
Francis K. Warren and wife to Edward
A. Reed, lot 10. section 30, township IA
north, of range &c west, 2 So acres; con-
siGeration, 81. 1000.
Anthony Heenan to John Gilmore, lots
I and s, block 52s; consideration, 800.
j. Howard Ford to Richard Ashwoth,
lots l and 2, block 232; consideration,
1890.
Henry Rice to Jane Gilmore, lots I and
s, block 528; consideration. $3.50.
Henry Rice to Jane Gilmore, lots 7 and
8, block 52s; consideration, $3.50.
Quit claim deed, Thos. Swan and wife,
Of Laramie county, and Henry Swan and
wife, of P~ottawattamie county. Iowa, to
Albert Roleau, of Cheyenne, the north
half of lot 4, in block 1872; considers
ton, 81.
Water deed, Wyoming Hereford AS
ISOLATION to the estate of Horace ]. Spray,
deceased, water to irrigate the north half
of the southeast quarter of section 6,
township 10 north, of range IS west; con-
sideration, $500.
The Reundout lode, Silver Crown, VIM.
I'll. O'Brien and Albert l.. l.. Shaul.